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End of era looms as Greene County banks on coal future
Facing dwindling coal seams Greene County Pennsylvania struggles with tax losses and large budget gaps. Officials warn of rising taxes and unstable funding as two big mines Enlow Fork and Bailey near the end of their lifespans. Richhill Township asserts coal wealth buoyed poverty and unemployment.
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Wind Ridge
Greene County
Pennsylvania
Farley Toothman
John R. Gardner
Toothman
West Virginia
Ohio
Appalachian Commission
Lyndon Johnson
Richhill Township
King Coal
Enlow Fork and
Bailey
Consol Coal Group
Thomas Hoffman
Harry Gillespie